Totowa Man Found Dead In Local Hotel: Passaic County Prosecutor

TOTOWA, NJ — A 41-year-old Totowa man was found dead in a local hotel room Thursday. There are no signs of violence at the scene, but an autopsy is expected this week.

Police responded to the Ramada Inn located at 1 Route 46 West in Totowa at 11:46 a.m. Thursday on reports of a deceased man in one of the hotel's rooms, the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office said.

Officers found Gary Potenzone, Jr. dead inside the room, the prosecutor said. An investigation found that hotel staff conducted a welfare check after Potenzone failed to check out of his room as scheduled.

There were no signs of physical force or violence at the scene, and the police do not believe there is any imminent danger to anyone in community, the prosecutor said.

The State Medical Examiner’s office has been contacted and will be responding to the scene to conduct an investigation.

Cause and manner of death are pending the results of an autopsy, "which will most likely be conducted sometime next week," the prosecutor said.

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